Henderson Top
Henderson Top rises to 888 m in Tennessee. Haw Knob stands 1,662 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Flats Recreation Area, a park 1.8 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31673548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 888 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whig Cove · 7 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 7 mi
- Haw Knob · 8 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugar Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Gravelstand Top: 2.8 mi
- Nit Top: 3.9 mi
- Beaverdam Bald: 3.9 mi
- Waucheesi Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Holly Flats Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 6.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 8.0 mi
- Bald River Falls: 2.1 mi
- Baby Falls: 2.2 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 6.3 mi
- Tellico Falls: 6.6 mi
- Blue Boar Falls: 8.3 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Trees Plaque: 16.4 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 16.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.3 mi
- All Nations Cross: 13.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.2 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 13.5 mi
- Garden Tomb: 13.5 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 13.5 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 9.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 19.6 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 19.6 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 19.7 mi
- White Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 18.2 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.4 mi
- Calderwood: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Henderson Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haw Knob | E 85° | 1,662 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Junction | E 90° | 1,638 m | 7.5 mi |
| Laurel Top | E 92° | 1,615 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | E 82° | 1,562 m | 6.8 mi |
| Grassy Top | E 97° | 1,514 m | 6.8 mi |
| Johns Knob | ENE 73° | 1,491 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dillard Top | ESE 103° | 1,429 m | 8.4 mi |
| Pantherflat Top | ESE 106° | 1,429 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328421 — Henderson Top, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356885046
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